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Police kill 3 in Somaliland opposition protests over vote
Police in Somaliland say they fired on opposition protesters Thursday amid tensions over the upcoming election, killing three people and wounding 27
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Blinken rebukes Rwanda over rights, suppression concerns
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday rebuked Rwandan authorities over democracy and human rights concerns, saying the central African country may not reach its full potential without opening up political space and protecting freedoms
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African wildlife parks face climate, infrastructure threats
Africa’s national parks, home to thousands of wildlife species such as lions, elephants and buffaloes, are increasingly threatened by from below-average rainfall and new infrastructure projects, stressing habitats and the species that rely on them
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Africa CDC in 'advanced' talks to obtain monkeypox vaccines
Africa’s public health agency says the continent of 1.3 billion people still does not have a single dose of the monkeypox vaccine, but “very advanced discussions” are underway with at least two partners
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Metallica, Mariah Carey headline Global Citizen NYC concert
Metallica, Mariah Carey and The Jonas Brothers will headline a free concert in New York’s Central Park to mark the 10th anniversary of the Global Citizen Festival on Sept. 24
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Deadly anti-government protests erupt in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone's vice president says there have been fatalities amid clashes between antigovernment protesters and police in the capital
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Anxiety rises over claims in Kenya's close presidential vote
Human rights groups are warning anxious Kenyans over “rising levels of false or misleading information being shared on social media” as the country awaits the results of a close presidential election
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Blinken concerned over detention of Congo opposition figure
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he was “concerned” about reports of the detention of an opposition political leader in Congo
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South Africa to charge 14 miners with the rapes of 8 women
South African prosecutors have charged seven self-employed miners with the rapes of eight women nearly two weeks ago in Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg
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5 dead, 750 escape in rebel attack on eastern Congo prison
Officials in eastern Congo say that at least five people, including two policemen, were killed in an attack on a prison in which about 750 inmates escaped in Butembo town
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